Multifrequency study of the Large Magellanic Cloud supernova remnant (SNR) B0513−692 and new SNR candidate J051327−6911 |
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| Authors: | I S Boji&#;i&#; M D Filipovi&#; Q A Parker J L Payne P A Jones W Reid A Kawamura Y Fukui |
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| Institution: | Department of Physics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia;University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia;Anglo-Australian Observatory, PO Box 296, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia;Centre for Astronomy, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia;Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia;Department of Astrophysics, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusaku, Nagoya 464–8602, Japan |
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| Abstract: | We present a new multiwavelength study of supernova remnant (SNR) B0513−692 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The remnant also has a strong, superposed, essentially unresolved, but unrelated radio source at its north-western edge, J051324−691049. This is identified as a likely compact H ii region based on related optical imaging and spectroscopy. We use the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) at 4790 and 8640 MHz (λ≃ 6 cm and λ≃ 3.5 cm) to determine the large-scale morphology, spectral index and polarization characteristics of B0513−692 for the first time. We detect a strongly polarized region (49 per cent) in the remnant's southern edge (λ≃ 6 cm) . Interestingly, we also detect a small (∼40 arcsec) moderately bright, but distinct optical, circular shell in our Hα imagery which is adjacent to the compact H ii region and just within the borders of the north-eastern edge of B0513−692. We suggest that this is a separate new SNR candidate based on its apparently distinct character in terms of optical morphology in three imaged emission lines and indicative SNR optical spectroscopy (including enhanced optical S ii ] emission relative to Hα). |
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| Keywords: | H ii regions supernova remnants Magellanic Clouds radio continuum: galaxies |
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